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MAY 18, 1919-NINE PARTS-84 PAGES-PARTS I AND II * * * five CENTS ?*-; NC-4 Reaches Azores Safely in Flight to EuropeY NC-1 Alights Near Goal, Crew Safe; NC-3 Missing; Pope to Plead With Allies to Modify Peace Terms ???* Poiitiff Will For ward German Prel ates' Petition to Entente Mission Softening of Treaty Sought Holy See Hopes to Obtain Pact Ac ceptable to Berlin ROME, May 17 (By The 'Associ ated Press).?Pope Benedict, with a view to cooperating in the speedy re establishment of a lasting and hu manitarian peace throughout the world, has taken steps to communi cate an appeal from the Allied peace terms, signed by the eritire German Episcopacy, to one of the most im portant delegations at the peace conference. The Pope's purpose is to have the treaty conditions im posed on Germany so modified as to make them acceptable. The appeal from the German prelates prayed for the Pope's good offices to mitigate the conditions for peace, which, the plea says, are "im possible to fulfil." The Pope's first suggestion since the ?rniistice concerning peace was re ported to have been addresaed to the AJlied nations on March 11. At that time he was said to have urged that the signing of the treaty be hastened betauso of internal uphcavals in Ger? many and the fear that Bolsheviam might cause the downfall of orderly government in the former German Empire. From the time of his elevation to the pipacy, on Septeinber 3, 1914, the sec ond month of the war, Benedict worked 5teadily for a cessation of hos tilities. A week after his election he ?ent an encyclical letter to the episco? pacy of the world in which he urged all rulers to cnter into a "council of peace,': In the following December he sought a Christmas truce, and early iho next year he designated February T as a day of prayer for the restora tion of peace.. On the first anniversary of the out fcreak of the war the Pope again ap pealed for peace, and -n May, 1916, he ?ent a lettor to President Wilson urg >ng that the President offer to inter jene to end the war. In January, 1917, the Pope sent another note to Presi oent^ Wilson commending the Presi fl^.t's peace note of that time. Pope Snggested Peace On August 16, 1917, more than four eonths after the United States entered ?? war, the Pope made a peace pro Powl in which he suggested that an ?*?ement be reached on a reduction ?t armaments and the eatablishment '?' the principle of arbitration. He th'n Proposed that France and Bel riara be evacuated; that the questions j* damages and cost of the war be set :. 0,|> tho basis of "reciprocal condi ??"?. and that territorial problems Y soIved in a conciliatory spirit, with ?? regard to the aspirations of the in "ttiUnti of the regions affected. Keplying for the United States. Sec ?tor> Lansing declared that "We can ?w uke the word of the present rulers IL L,any for 8aytWng"; asserted rll i" lnitcd States sought no mate ?i advantage from the war and that *miv* damages, the dismember iSr.01 er?Pire% the establishment of wftth ?nd exdusive economic leaguea, ?* oeem int-xpedient, and in the end *"*e than futile, no proper basls for ?P*ace of any kind.leastof all for an ?Wonng peac<-." The replie8 0f (Jfrmariy and Austria *?* umilar, each supporting the prin ?Pl*? of arbitration, reduction of "teaments and frefldom of the seas. ""?er problems wcre ??ot mer.tiored. Brockdorff Leaves For Spa Parley Gfrie/ German Peace Envoy Ooes to Con *ult Financial Experts h^l\MMy 17 <By Th? A??ociated *T\''~*nl -von RrockdorffvBant ? ht <>* *?? ??rra?n peace delega fJT **? ?t?rt?d for Berlin. He left j? ?t 1.1:10 o'clock to-night for the J?*n o.?,tal. He wm acompanied by ^JJ*! wember, of the German dele teri6*.*f*uty '" tr*v*'!ing on npeeial f?*t*th*d to U? regylar train for ^ dec!f$on t? ??!? the joarney to S-SL M^r!*ch!l*i * ^??J?e*tin<f (*>ntfaue& on pagt fowr~ >-A#?C Germans to Gain 10-Day Extension A'eto York Tribune. Speeicl Cable Service (Copyright. 1019, New Tork Tribune Inc.) pARIS, May 17.?The time limit o? May 22 will not be adhered to firmly by the Allies, who probably will give the- Germans another week or ten days before requiring them to sign the peace treaty. All indications reaching Allied circles are considered to demon strate that the Germans are manoeuvring toward the establishment of a parallel between the peace imposed on them and the treaty they forced on the Russians at Brest-Litovsk. The character of Count Brockdorff-Rantzau's notes is leading toward the submission of an elaborate counter plan, and if the Allies refuse to discuss it the Germans will then sign, announcing to the world that force majeur compelled submission, but that they^are no more morally bound to carry out the agreement than the Allies say the Russians were after the Brest-Litovsk treaty. The Germans are hoping that a social revolution in Great Britain or France and waning interest in America will enable them to avoid the execution of the treaty. If the revolution does not arrive, the Germans consider that the American and British eagerness to with draw their forces to peaceful pursuits would leave insufficient strength in the hands of the Allies to make compulsion possible. Rail Control Beat Germany, Avers McAdoo Secretary Tells How Ameri can Commerce Was Checked Until Food Could Be Hurried lo Allies How the United States railroad ad minstration helped savo the Allied cause from defeat and disaster in the war was told by William G. McAdoo last night at the dinner of the West chester County Democratic Club at the Biltmore Hotel. He also said that in this effbrt the roads tncurred a largc ?ar?of the $200,000,000 operating deficit' for 1918. Because peace was practi cally concluded, said Mr. McAdoo, he felt at liberty to make known the m side story of how American railroads had made certain the ultimate defeat of the enemy. He also defended the Democratic Ad ministration's conduct of the war and predicted that Republican attempts to discredit President Wilson's leadership would result in an overwhelming de? feat for them at the next election. Their efforts to distort the President's conduct of the war, he said, would re? sult in disaster3 that would compare with the last two ut '?ional elcctions. AlHes Appealed to U. S. Explaining the part of the railroads in saving the Allies, Mr. McAdoo told I how Allied morale had suffered through lack of food and of the appeals made j to this country to prevent semi-starva- I tion of the armies and the populations I of the countries at war with Germnnvi | The situation was so serious, he said, j that the prime ministers of France,! Great Britain and Italy met at Ver-' Bailles in February, 1918, and drew up | a statement to be transmitted by the ! French Ambassador to President Wil- I son. Mr. McAdoo was represented at! the meeting by Carl R. Gray, directori of the division of operations of the Railroad Admlnlstration, and Edward | Chambers, director of the traffic di-1 viBion. In additlon, Mr. Hoover, the Food Adminiutrator; Mr. Garfield, the ! Fuel Administrator, and Chairman Hur ley of the Shipping Board were present. Everi more serious than the mes sagc, he said, was the oral discussion at that meeting, which indicated that the Allies were facing almost a col lapse. The Interallied Wheat Com mittee had reported a deficit of 900,000 tons of bread cereals and stated f rankly that eollapsemight follow. The rations of the Itaiian armies had been rc duced twicc, and the French had been compelled once to reduce to amount of food allowed to their fighting men. Mlllion Tons of Grain Needed One million tons of grain, as a mini mum average, was necessary in the months of February and March, they decided, and they pleaded that abso lute priority be granted to food until the crisis was passed. Mr. McAdoo iBsued orders at once to send empty cars from the Kast to the West and to rush them back lilled with food supplies. "Tho grcatest hearsy in railroad management i? to haul a car empty when it can be loaded," said Mr. Mc? Adoo. "But if empty carB had been held in the East long enough to take the loads that were offercd, they would have been delayed in the East as well as at destination where the loads had to be removed. These delays would of themselves have been fatal. It was necesBttry absolutely to arreat the domestic commerce of America until this emergency could be met, and no authority except that of the Federal Government could havo met tho emer? gency. "This Bucccssful operation under government control of the railroads ?Bvod the war for America and tho Allies, because a failure to meet the food crlsls at that tlmc would havo been an irretrievable disaster. This greAt operation was carrled through rsgardless of cost. To haul empty cars is alwaytt costly. That is why every railroad man abhors the unnecesuury handling of an empty car. And y*-t thU incident illu?trat?? whot had to be repeatedly done during the pcriod of Conttnued on pagt ?u? Brewers Win First Skirmish In Legal Fight Judge Hand Decides That War Act Prohibits Making of Only Such Beer as Is Actually Intoxicating Anti-prohibition forces yesterday won the first stcp in their fight to pre vent the government from prosecuting *he manufacturers of 11.75 pcr cent beer under the wartime prohibition act, which prohibits the making of "beer, wine or other intoxicating malt or vinous liquors" after May 1 until the conclusion of the' war. The victory was a decision ?n tho Federal District Court by Judge Au gustus N. Hand that wartime prohibi? tion forbids only the manufacture and salc of beer that "is in fact intoxi? cating." Judge Hand rendered this decision in denying the motions of Unitcd Stal.es District Attorney Francis G. Caffey and Richard J. McElligott, aet ing Internal Revenue" Collcctor here. for dismissal of the Jacob Hoffmann Brewing Company's plea for an injunc tion restraining the Federal otficials from interfering with the manufacture of beer containing 2.75 pcr cent of alcohol. Only Intoxicating Liquor The Hoffmann case was a test suit, brought by the law firm of Root, Clark, Buckner & Howland in behalf of 1,500 member8 of the Unitcd Stateg Brewer's Association, who have ccntinued the manufacture of 2.75 beer despite the Federal statue, maintaining that this type of beer was not intoxicating and that the war-time prohibition act was aimed only againat beer which wa actually s.o. Judge Hand upheld the brwwftra JH? i-hig latter contention, although he re inarked that tho "question whether beer having 2.75 per cent alcohol is intoxicating is not beforo me for de? cision." Emory R. Ruckner, of the brewers' counsel, declared, however, that Judge Hand's decision opened the way for the brewers to go into the same court here next Friday in an attempt to prove by expert testimony that actual tests by chemists, physiciang and employers of labor have shown that 2.75 beer is not intoxicating. Can Now Gct Injunction "Should the court agree with us in our contention we will get our in? junction and the Federal authorities will not be able to interfere with the manu? facture of 2.75 per cent beer, which the brewers have been making since 1918 under the President's conservation proclamation stating that beer was to contain that amount of said alcohol," said tho lawyer. "We have had affi davits on file to prove this, but we're waiting for the court to decide that the war-time prohibition act applied only to actually intoxicating liquors. Now we'll go ahead with the proof of this contention." Among the affldavits is one from Dr. Hobart A. Hare, professor in the Jef itrson Medical College, of Phila delphia, who based his judgment on the r.on-intoxicating qualities of 2.75 beer on a series of special experiments, and nnother from Dr. Smith Ely Jel liffe, neurologist, who attestcd to the browers' contention, on the baais of research and experiment. Physicians Back Brewers Dr. Augustus J. Mitchell, asslstant police surgeon in Newark; Dr. James J. Walsh and Dr. Frank A. McGuire, visiting physician at the Tombs, are among other medical men who deny that 2.75 beer can intoxicate. Employers of labor who make slmilar statementa on the basis of observa tions of men under them include Rob ert B. Heywood, president of the Hey wood, Strasser & Volght LUhograph Companyj Henry Berg, vice-president of F. llerg & Co., hat manufatturers, of Orango, N. J., and Llcyd *R. Gear, ?nparlntendent of the factory of 8. M. Frank & Co., smoking pipe mariu (uciurcTH, of this elty. Jtldtf* Hand's decision >? in direct eonUadictlon of the stand on tfca beer Contimed o* fage eiyht Wires' Return Placed in Lead \ ByRepublicans j Next Comes Women's Suf-1 frage in Legislative List | Prepared by Caucus | for the Extra Session Constructive Law Pledged Deniocratic Conferencc Re sults in Coraplete Tri umpli of Champ Clark Neic York Tribune Wrnnhington Bureau WASHINGTON, May 17.?With the organization of both houses of Con gress necessary for the convening of the extraordinary session on Monday, incidental to the taking over of control at both ends of the Capitol by the Re pubiicans for the first time since Mr. Wilson entered the White House, there was nothing in Washington to-day but conferences and pow-wows. To-night the Republican Representa tives in caucus adoptcd o resolution outlining the order of leeislation to be followed by the House and giving priority to wire control repeal over all other l&tfislation. The woman suffrage amendmen? was placed next on the leg? islative calendar adopted by the caucus. Wire Lcgislation Lcads The resolution follows: "Be it resolved, That the conference of the Republican members of the House of Rcpresentatives of the 66th Co-ngress declares it to be the purposc 6f the Republican majority ? in the House to proceed at bnce to the or derly, thorough and cpreful eonsidera tion of a constructive programme of lcgislation, which, beginning with the passage at. the earliest possible no ment consistent with proper considera tion of the nppropriation bills which failetl of nassage in the closing days of the last Congvess, will inciude among the matters to receive early attcntion the following: "The return of thn telcphone, telegraph and cable lines of the country to their dwners. "The woman suffrage amendment. "Railway legislation and develop ment of transportation facilities. "A military policy and metvsures necessary for the earliest possible return of our soldiers from overseas. "A comprehensive American mer chant marine programme. "Public oil and coal land legisla? tion. "Water power liquidation. "Budget legislation. Proteclion is on the List "Tarifi* legislation, 4esigne.l, to in crease the revenue from imports and to atTord adequate protection to American labor and industries. "Reduction in domestic taxation, simplification of the lnws relative thereto, and the immediate repeal of the obnoxious consumption taxes. "Legislation providing for a revision of the immigration laws and the de portation of undesirable enemy aliens. "Measures to consorve the welfare of our returning soldiers. "Such investigation of administra tive activities and cxpenditures since the beginning of the war as will fuily inform the people and serve the public interest. "Ligislation to extend our foreign trade and promote alike the in teirests of manufacturers, agricul ture and labor. "We promisc a closc scrutiny of ap Continucd on page seven New Epoch in Trade Opened by Feat of Seaplane, Declares Maj. T. S. Baldwin Future Ocean Route in Air Plans for Traffic Al ready Near Com pletion, He Asserts The flight of the American seaplanes across the Atlantic does not simply herald a new epoch in transportation development, according to Major Thomas R. Baldwin. It definitely an nounces that that epoch ig here, offi cially open, ready for business. Incidental delays and mishaps along the way cannot affect this great, out standing fact, in the opinion of Major Baldwin, who is possibly the oldest airman in this country, army flying in structor at Newport News before the war, and since the war hcad of the balloon school at Akron, Ohio, and the man who passed upon every kito and balloon the United States sent to tho Western front. "Within cighteen months," declared Major Baldwin, "nll the transatlantie mails will be carried by the air route." The great value of the present flight, the major holds, lies in the demonstrn tion it will furnish to the public at largc of the practicability of trans oceanic aerial traffic. "Airmen," he said, "have known of its practicability for a long time. They have told Uu publie ffiaymw trans? portation order was at l\and. But the j.ublie neertcd a concrete demonstra tion to have the thlnjji br'ought home lo them. The new air traffic needed, too, the confidence and support of the public in order to make it a fully living transportation entity. This flight gives the demonstration, anu, unlfss all signs fail, has already laid the foundation for whole-hearted public support." In common with all who have fol lowed the exploit, professionals and laymcn alike, Major Baldwin gave en thusiastic credit to the airmen who are blazirig this new trail. At the same, time, he emphasized, peonle should not lose sight of the fact that it is not merely a stunt that is being performed, depnndent upon individual daring and ability. He stressed the point; made earlier yesterday by Secretary Daniels tiat the navy has been planning for this cxhihition for two years. The scicntific condition3, Ite reiterated, are ripe. Watch for Bvitish, He Says "Don't be surprised," he added, "if soinc time very soon now you hear that a great big British dirigible has sct out from Plymouth with mail and variegated cargo. Don't be surprised if you see it loomir.g over the Atlantic horizon about two days later and land ing at Atlantic City. And don't be surprised if ynu sec the air virtually filled with such craft from thon on. "To the gencral public," he con tinued, "this trip comes as something sudden, startling, abrupt. To those in touch with the situation it is the fulfil ment of a carefully worke'd out sched ule. The Brilish government some time ago nppropriated $1,250,000,000 for development of practical aerial craft. To-day that appropriation is ready to bear fruit and the British government has upward of $300,000,000 more to throw into the aerial field in the way of subsidies to the concerns which will undertake the aerial mail r.nd freight carrying trade. Those con Continued on page six The NC-4, winner of the first cross-ocenn flight, as she took the air at Trepassy, Newfoundland, on her flight to tho Azores. Thia picluro is reproduced from an official photograph by tho Upited Statea Naval Air Servlce, and waa ruahed to New York from Newfoundland on a destroyer. Lieutenant Commander Albert Cl Read, s&ipper of the'-^unlucky" NC-4 which yesterday flew from Newfoundland to safe harborage iri the Azores. Hn Crowds Line Water Fiont Until Far Into the Night Hoping to Get Giimpsc of Navy Fliers PONTA DELGADA, May 17 (By The Associated Press.?The failure of the American seaplanes to arrive here to day up to 2:40 (Greenwich time) (6:40 P. M., New York time) has caused keen disappointment to thousands of per soiis who waitcd for hours on the vari ous points of vantage for the coming of the transatlantic flyers. The city was ablaze with Portuguese and American flags, and the crews of the American watercraft had been granted a hoiiday. The crowds kept vigil until after dark. hoping that at lcast one piane would arrive. The news of the ocean flight as re ceived here is lacking in detail, and it has been impossible for ofhcials con cerned in the reception of the Amer icans to get in touch even with the commander of the NC-4, who is known to be at Horta. The NC-4, whose objective was Ponta Delgada, arrived at Horta at 13:25, Greenwich time (9:25 a. m., New York time). The commander of this 'plane deemcd it wise to alight because of the unfavorablo weather. The NC-4, it is announcrd, will resume her journey to this port tomorrow, weather permit ting. 4 Averaged 103.5 Miles an Hour for Trip Commander and Crew in Good Condition and Keeu to Start on Next Leg of Their Aerial Journey HORTA, Island of Fayal, May 17.? fBy the Associated Press).?The NC-4 averaged ninety nautical miles, equal to 103.5 land miles, an hour to Horta Bay, and, according to Lieutenant Com? mander Read. made the flight in 13 hours and 18 minutes. The three American seaplanes, for a considerable time after their start from Trepassey flew virtually together, but finally the NjC-4 drew ahead. Commander Read looked to be in splcndid condition on his arrival here. When about 200 miles from Corvo Lsland, he said, he met bad weather and fog. This continued to the end. His plane flew at an altitude of 3,000 feet, then was compelled to come down close to the water owing to the fag. There was no mishap or untoward occurence during the passage, and the NC-4 was found to be in perfect con? dition. The members of the crew had no sleep, but nourished themselves fairly well on sandwiches. The men were all fit and anxious to continue on their voyage to Europe. Commander Read said the NC-1 had made a landing at sea close to Horta, but the N'C-3 had not been heard from for a considerable time. He was of the opinion that possibly she had gone on to Ponta del Gada. During the early part of the flight the seaplane3 were favored with full moonlight, and they met thre*e steam ships on the way. All Britain Watches as U. S. Takes Air Laurels By Arthur S. Draper (CopprJght. 1919. New York Tribuiw Inc.) ? ONDON, May 17.?All Britain ia watching with anxious interest the progresa of the world's first transatlantie airplane flight. With each advance of the American 'planes the British see the laurels, on which they had so confidently counted, pass ing to the Unitcd States. There ia no indication here that the Engllsh intond to compete. Weather conditions offlcially are re portod to make it "impoasible" for even the R-34, the giant dirlgible, to start westward. The R-34, and her siator ahip, the R-33, however, are making Bucceaaful trlal flighta d?ily. "Unlucky" Seaplane Leads Rivals All the Way, Making New Flight Record ReadytoStart For Portugal Destroyer Hears of NC-1 and Speeds Fast to Her Rescue The United States navy has ac complished the most difficult stage of the transatlantic flight?but not without vicissitudes. Of the three naval seaplanes that started from Trepassey, N. F. at 6 o'clock Friday night on their epoch-making flight across the At lantic, the NC-4 alone has reached a harbor in the Azores; the fogbound NC-1 has been located on the sur face of the sea amid the islands, and the NC-3 is missing,* although an Associated Press dispatch late last night from the Azores said fit*J0y*ry were in touch with the missing ship. The NC-4, with Lieutenant Com? mander A. C. Read as navigatoi, completed her flight at 9:20 a. m. yesterday, landing withoxit mishap at Horta, on the Island of Fayal. The NC-1, under Lieutenant ! Commander Patrick N. L. Bellinger, after sighting the lofty, rugged peaks of the islands, was compelled to descend upon the open sea in a dense fog, within the triangie formed by the islands Fayal, Corvo and Flores. The NC-1 was found in latitude 39.40, longtitude 30.24, by the U. S. S. Iona, and the crew taken aboard, the Navy Department was informed, the destroyer Harding at 10:55 o'clock last night. An effort was made to take the seaplane in tow, but the towline parted. Commander Bellinger's machine, although fail ing to land in a harbor, actually completed the flight to the Azores. The NC-3 is missing. No official word to verify The Associated Press report had been received from her at 1 o'clock this morning since 5:15 o'clock (New York time) yesterday morning. As Commander John H. Towers, admiral of the air fleet, dis carded his surface wireless com municating set before starting, it is believed this seaplane is somewhere afioat at sea, hclpless to tell her would-be rescuers her position. Fliers Checked By Fog at End ISC-4's Speed Wins Race as Sister 'Planes Drop Out Nearing the Goal WASHINGTON, May 17. -The United States naval seaplane NC-4, "lame duck" of the trans-Atlantic air f.eet, completed the most difficult leg of her flight acrors tho Atlantic Ocean to-day by alighting upon the waters of the picturesque harbor of Horta i:i the Island of Fayal, Azores, at 9:20 o'clock New York time. Navigated by Lieutenant Commander A. C. Read, the NC-4 flcw through the 1,200 nautical miles that separate Tre? passey, Newfoundland, from Horta in the record-breaking time of thirteen hourg and eightccn minutes. In this flight the seaplane maintained an average speed of 90 knots al? hour, or 103.5 land miles an hour. The flight was accomplished with? out incident and Lieutenant Com mander Read was successful in evad ing the belt of fog that dcscended up? on the Azorean group shortly after he made his landing at Horta. It is be? lieved by naval ofhcials here that hfa descent at Horta, instead of continu ing to Ponta Delgada, was infiuenced by the presence of thia fog belt. The NC-1 came close to comploting the voyage with her sister ship. While off the Island of Flores within the western most group of the Arorea, the "One" ran into a fog belt. Rather than con tinue with the risk of being compelled to descend on land, Lieutenant Com? mander P. N. L. Bellringer, her com? mander. brought his craft to the sur? face of the ocean. He immediately sent out wirele?? mesaages announcing the fact, and four destroyers rushed to his nssistnuce. The seaplane i-ae apparently undam aged, and evidently had eufflcient fuel